Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Let me get to your questions and comments about best and popular sellers among retailers.  As Severus pointed out big box retailers are reporting the worst sales of consumer goods [like vacuums] in over 40 years.  You know that Circuit City stores are in bankruptcy and Linens-n-things in liquidation.  Other retailers are sure to follow.  This doesn't take into effect that many retailers, BEST BUY stores included, have added more product that is less expensive pricewise and culled more expensive goods from shelves as consumers traded down in price/budget of their buys.

Now to your question.  All retailers sort their brands and models by the selling price.  For vacuums, dyson has few to no others than its own brand that compete with it in the same price range.  So, for example, a DC25 Ball for $499 plus has no other brand competition.  If it sells one a week, month etc, it is by definition a "best and popular seller.'

Carmine D.

Facts are dyson discontinued the clutches in the USA and the DC07 and DC14.  Gone. 

Carmine D.

A $90 plus repair is a hardsell for a couple with one or more breadwinners laidoff/unemployed.  These repairs often go unclaimed/undone.  And consumers in hard times trade down on a new vacuum purchase RATHER THAN REPAIR because is less expensive/disposable.  Vice trade up and trade in the old model and buying new at the same/higher price.

Carmine D.

Actually what I said is that these TV sales use the same selling/marketing strategy that hawkers used in the old days in auction sales.  Plant shills who bid up the prices/product demand to give potential buyers a sense that they have to have/buy.  Does the name Bernie Madeoff come to mind!  The sales deception works better in good times than bad [like now]. 

Carmine D.

By adding this brush speed to a lightweight 9 pounder that is easy and quick for all in the household to pull out daily and use, the surface dirt, which takes several days to imbed in the rug, is removed before any rug wear and damage from dirt results.  That's the beauty of ORECK!  Not to mention that ORECK is wonderful for grooming and pet hair on all floor surface coverings.  BAsta!  Consumer Reports and the Carpet and Rug Institute tell vacuum consumers so about ORECK-s and have for over 30 years.

Carmine D.

HS:

I hear tell that nitrogen is infused in golf clubs/handles too now to assist players who otherwise can't make par do so!

Carmine D.

Thank you for saying so.  ALWAYS educated opinions.  With all my life, and I am rather old in the tooth, spent in and around the vacuum industry in some way, shape, and form that's alot of education and opinions.

Carmine D.

Hi DIB

Yeah I'm a fan of James Dyson!  Thanks for the links be interesting to see what may be in the pipeline!

DC18

Speaking of which, the ORECK's direct air flow speed measures 102 MPH.  Did I mention that already?  And thereason an Electrolux Intensity lightweight WITH A FULL BAG beats out the full size suction power of a DC14 by 60 percent!

Carmine D.

Actually I am too a fan of James Dyson.  But not his products.  Sadly he never surrounded himself with persons who know and have experience in the vacuum industry.  The reason in part his financial fortune has gone from $2 BILLION in 2006 to $1 BILLION in 2008.  Still respectable but nonetheless a 50 percent drop in 2 years.  With most saying the worse is yet to come.

Carmine D.